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IT Project Manager (Sysanalysis)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency · Fort Belvoir, Virginia · Closes in 5 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public, National Guard and reserves, Military spouses.

Open to all U.S. citizens. The announcement also lists military spouses, current or former National Guard and Reserve members, and transitioning military members under specific authorities, and says veterans' preference may apply.

Experience: To qualify at GS-12, you need one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, such as supporting secure software pipelines, Agile teams, or project cost estimates. To qualify at GS-13, you need one year equivalent to GS-12, such as leading software projects from planning to delivery or advising senior leaders on technology roadmaps.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.

Licenses and certifications:

DAWIA Practitioner-level certification in Engineering, Technical and Management, required after you start (the announcement gives both 2 years and 60 months)
DoD 8140 cyber workforce qualification, Cyber Code 641 intermediate level, due within 9 months (foundational) and 12 months (residential) after you start

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of two pages or less, uploaded as PDF, showing work schedule, hours per week, dates of employment, and duties Online questionnaire responses Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee DD-214 showing character of service, plus SF-15 and VA letter, or certification of expected discharge, if claiming veterans' preference Proof of marriage and PCS orders if applying as a DoD civilian spouse Retained Grade Preference checklist and SF-50 or RIF letter if claiming that preference Accredited school degrees only, if you rely on education to meet qualifications

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 5 days (November 9, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: HR first checks that your resume and documents meet the minimum qualifications. Qualified applicants are then rated on how well their work experience matches the required IT competencies, and traditional ranking does not apply.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Sensitive Compartmented Information), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Keep your resume to two pages or less, since longer resumes are removed from consideration.
Include hours per week and dates of employment for each job, because the resume must show them.
Interviews may be required, and declining or missing one counts as declining the job.

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